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6.8/10   300 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Bill Forsyth (writer)
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Release Date:
October 1980 (UK) more
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Plot:
Ronnie, Wal, Andy and Vic are four bored, unemployed teens in dreary, rainy Glasgow. Ronnie comes up with a great idea... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Jonathan Coe on Comfort And Joy
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 5 December 2009, 4:10 PM, PST)

Scotland Yard Gospel Choir: ...and the horse you rode in on
 (From PasteMagazine. 30 October 2009, 2:00 AM, PDT)

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"The Killing" As Directed by Monty Python more (11 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Tom Mannion ... The Doctor
Eddie Burt ... Eddie the Driver
Richard Demarco ... Himself
Alex Mackenzie ... The Tramp
Margaret Adams ... Gang Girl
Kim Masterton ... Gang Girl
Danny Benson ... Policeman
Robert Buchanan ... Ronnie
Drew Burns ... Pete
Gerry Clark ... The Watchman
Anne Graham ... Computer Nurse
Billy Greenlees ... Wal
John Hughes ... Vic
Eric Joseph ... The Wee Man
Allan Love ... Alec
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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
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Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
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Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The cost for dubbing the US release was more than the original film production costs. more
Quotes:
Ronnie: I tried to kill myself today. Just after you left, Wal. I took a mouthful of corn flakes and milk and held my mouth shut. more
Movie Connections:
References Some Like It Hot (1959) more
Soundtrack:
SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE more

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
"The Killing" As Directed by Monty Python, 28 August 2005
7/10
Author: Sturgeon54 from United States

This debut film from Scottish film comedian Bill Forsyth is decent non-think entertainment. It has the low-budget charm of a student film, which can be its asset or liability, depending on how you look at it. Really, it's hard to envision this same low-key robbery story filmed in a bigger budget studio style. However, it's flaws are quite evident. It has a very choppy editing style, with each scene encompassing a different joke - similar to Monty Python short sketches. The storyline never really jells together, and unlike Forsyth's more polished later films, there's not much character development to speak of. The script has plenty of sharp one-liners, but few really great shakes.

As a gestation of the kind of stellar comedic talent Forsyth was to become in a few years, this movie is worth taking a look at. I did find myself laughing quite a few times, and am sure you will find some reasons to enjoy this, also.

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